Mechanisms for age-related changes of fingertip forces during precision gripping and lifting in adults

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3238-3247

  Cole, Kelly J ^a   Rotella, Diane L ^a   Harper, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cutaneous; Grasp; Hand; Human; Motor control; Old; Prehension; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FRICTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SKIN; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0033560903     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-08-03238.1999     Document Type: Article

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